Stephen Colbert is in *My* Rock Band. What. (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by specialdark@allthingschill.com

Thanks to my main man Jeff, I have a new Rock Band song by Stephen Colbert in my downloadable content box of toys! The Song Stephen and the Colberts - Charlene (I’m Right Behind You) is up in the Xbox Live Marketplace! It’s ultra 80’s and in the video (link here), Stephen is wearing a WHOLE LOTTA eye liner - OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN. lol.

(Also, I’m sure he’d want me to say to buy his book too)

~Spec

Posted in: video games , xbox 360

Penny Arcade ‘08! WHEEEE. (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by specialdark@allthingschill.com

Ok, first off I BOUGHT A PAC MAN HAT. AWESOME. LOL. Liana wore it most of the day, and it actually came in handy when the temperature changed in the building from EWWW GAMER SWEAT to OMG FREEZING. I also…

…played a round of Mario Super Sluggers with Liana and had a crowd of people watch (lol got so nervous) - fun, but not $50 fun. The Iron Chef America game for the Wii is decent, but has too much of a minigame feel - Yes, I know I’m cutting carrots… but WHY? IS IT FOR THE MIRE POIX? THE SALAD PERHAPS? I NEED TO KNOW. lol. Alton Brown’s voice is a good bonus though!

I waited in one hell of a long line for the new Halo 3 map (purple reign) and got pwned. Tested Fable 2 at the Xbox360 kiosk… and it was a lot of running around with only 4 sets of enemies - boring. I really wanted to check out the towns and make virtual babies. No, seriously. I did. Castle Crashers had a really successful booth and HAD stuff to sell, but sold out so damn quickly. I really wanted some of the figurines, but maybe they’ll replenish their online store as well. Rock Band 2’s guitars looks sweet (sunburst wood pattern thingie) and the drum pedals are reinforced with metal for you heavy footed peeps.

I met Brian Crescente from Kotaku and Major Nelson from Xbox Live (man, he looked TIRED), but didn’t take pictures with them… ’cause I don’t think anyone would care. I mean COME ON, it’s not like they’re INTERNET FAMOUS like JACQUI CHENG (actually, they kind of are). lol.

One big BIG thank you to Liana for being so damn patient with my “c’mon sweets, let’s go,” to “oh wait, let’s check this out too,” to the “OH MAN JUST LIKE 5 MORE MINUTES PLZ KAIES?” 8 hours of ridiculousness. To tell you the truth, the most fun I had was chillin’ on those huge SUMO bean bags and playing Mario Kart DS with 7 other random people - talkin’ smack the whole time - Jeff / Jason / other DS’ers… if you wanna play online, let me know.

And lastly, some miscellaneous things:

We spent about an hour watching a Rock Band 1 freeplay set - Community is fun!
ITT Tech - Noes.
Saw Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton - felt like I had to buy something to say hello. Hee hee.
Little Big Planet was adorable.
The Naruto Storm game on PS3 looks JUST LIKE you’re playing an anime. Beautiful.
Tales of Vesperia (sp?) looks like an awesome RPG for the 360 - Prolly will pick it up soon.
Naked Sushi got a Blue Knight. JEALOUS.

It was fun, but would I come back next year? MOST DEF, but only if I pre-register and saved $10 off the regular walk-up fee of $30. Plan your vacations now people, we only have one extra bedroom. LOL.

YAY PAX!

~Spec

Posted in: nintendo ds , nintendo wii , pax , video games , xbox 360

New DS Lite Colors (I Wanna to Bite ‘em!) (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

Yes, oh yes. It was a rumor last week, but Kotaku has confirmed: 3 sexy new Nintendo DS Lite colors for Europe - red, light blue & lime green. LIME GREEN. YAIES. It’s like when iPod nanos came out a while back, I just wanna EAT ‘em. Oh and btw, I’m fully aware that it’s just a color change. Just sayin’. Hee hee.

w00p w00p new colors.

~Spec

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Ninjas for Space Marines? OKAIES. (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

Preorder today and receive the Halo 3 Legendary Map pack free! Code will be sent via email within a week!

Whoa. Didn’t expect this to happen. Downloadable content as a bonusbonus for pre-ordering another game from another completely unrelated company? Genius! I don’t know who’s paying for the deal (Team Ninja, Microsoft of Circuit City), but it’s got me thinking about picking up Ninja Gaiden II. Circuit City link here.

AHHHHHH DECISIONS!

~Spec

Posted in: streaming conciousness , video games , xbox 360

Rock Band Add-Ons. Hooray! (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

First off, HAY I DID MY TAXES TODAY. YAY.

Secondly, I bought a few things for my Rock Band set to make things more presentable. I mean, if the game is emulating *real* instruments, aren’t authentic accessories just as good, if not better than the cheap game stuff? Answer? YES. There’s even a genuine drum pedal mod in the werks! EEEEE.

So I walked to the corner music store (dude, AWESOME) and I picked up a $15 guitar no-name rack (double guitar stands start around $50) and a semi-expensive ($10 is a LOT) pair of rubber-filled Zildjian anti-vibe drum sticks. I was going to rock out with a microphone stand just for kicks, but I think I have one hiding in my room in my parents’ house from my old mobile dj days (the cheapest one was $30 too lol). I’M SO CHEAP. lol.

Lastly, I have a question to my fellow Rock Band-ians… Is there an easy solution to attaching a cowbell to the existing drum kit? I was asking around, and the people who I talked to said that the clamp solution would be too involved and similarly… TOO EXPENSIVE. Just thought I’d throw it out there. Hee hee.

YAY Rock Band!

~Spec

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Happy Birthday to MEEEEEEEE (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

It’s here. Rawk.

\m/

~Spec

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Battlefield Heroes Trailer (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

I saw this on Kotaku earlier this morning, but since Jeff sent me the link, I thought I’d share the Battlefield Heroes trailer on Gametrailers.com. It’s free, accessible and looks simple enough to play. At the very least it would be a nice break from the Halo3 madness. While I don’t see this going voice chat anytime soon, it’d be fun to run around in a cartoon universe while you defend the world from whatever you’re supposed to be defending it from. Hee hee.

YAY Cartoons!

~Spec

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XNA = DNA for Gamers? Clever. (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

XNA, Xbox’s new community development architecture is actually receiving some life after months and months of PR speak yesterday’s GDC announcements. I caught up on the highlights on Xbox Insider (an Xbox360 dashboard streaming service) while I shifted in my seat a lil’ bit - Excitable indeed. Hee hee.

All I had to do is download the “XNA Creative Club Launcher” via the Xbox Live Marketplace and go download crazy on all the sweeeeeeet new demos. I picked all of ‘em up, as I’m sure everyone did as well, but only played around with two offerings: Rocket Ball & Jelly Car.

Rocket Ball was disappointing, but I don’t think any dodgeball-like game will ever come close to Super Dodgeball on the NES - and later Super Dodgeball Advance on the Gameboy. Can’t someone just blatantly rip off the mechanics and powerups and give it to me in a cell-shaded, online-capable & I-will-keep-ADD-kids-occupied package on the 360? I mean, I also have a Wii, so a direct virtual console translation would be fine as well. Hell, you could even take credit for the idea!

Jelly Car on the other hand was fun to play. It was only about 5 levels, but the potential for hardcore addiction was there. Given its similarities to Buu Buu Cocoreccho! by LocoRoco a PS3 exclusive, I figure this will satisfy the bouncy-bouncy gaming need until I procure a PS3… which will probably never happen. Sure LocoRoco has crazy beautiful vector graphics and a bunch of weirdness that you can only import from Japan… but the JELLY-NESS of it all is the same. THE JELLIES! Yeah. I’ll keep telling myself that. Hee hee.

When I first heard about XNA, I felt like every Flash developer wet their pants in excitement. The Internets are full of random, yet incredibly addictive games (which I will spare you the links for productivity’s sake). If the 360 team can somehow corral these “THAT IS SO HOT RIGHT NOW” Internet fads trifles and squirt them into my hands, er… controller (lol yes, I went there) this could be an interesting development. I’ll be playing more of the XNA games when I have time, but opening a new avenue for developers to get their hard work in my living room is a very *dramatic pause* good thing.

YAY XNA.

~Spec

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Retro video game shopping (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach

Lemme tell you, shopping for retro video games is something wonderful, over here in Japan. While most of us are stuck to eBay in the Netherlands, over here you'll find loads of shops dedicated to the subject.

So far, my favourite is Super Potato, who have shops in both Den Den Town and Akiba. As you can see from this video at Akihabara News, their Tokyo shop is huge. With over 50.000 titles at your disposal, it's hard not to spend huge amounts of money :)

I was amazed to find -very- good prices on PC Engines (~Y1800 for a complete set of hardware), Wonderswan Crystals (~Y5000 for a brand-spanking new one, complete MIB) and Famicom Disk Systems (~Y3500 for a complete set).

It's just a shame that most of the stuff won't work in Europe, without convertors or step-down power convertors. But damn, the price is right! :)

Posted in: akihabara , den den town , retro , video games

Halo 3 Legendary Edition - Unboxing! (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

Flickr Unboxing Album here. It’s really REALLY late in the game for this (lol pun totally intended), but I *just* got my delivery of Halo 3’s legendary edition at my front door. YAY. The thing is… my Xbox360 is still in Texas for repairs. BLAH. LOL. So I guess all I can do is admire the craftsmanship of the helmet and the storage stand… and you know… twiddle my thumbs or something. NO WONDER I’VE BEEN COOKING SO MUCH! LOLOLOL.

I guess I’ll wait for Liana to find it on our TV stand. GOOD LUCK MASTER CHIEF! LOL.

Finish the fight!

~Spec

Posted in: video games , wastin' time , xbox 360

Goodbye Free Time, Hello Halo 3! (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

Ben from Opposable Thumbs (ARS WHAT WHAT) let the Internets know that Amazon was dropping the price of Halo 3’s Legendary Edition by $70. You can find a review of the game by Frank here. The collection includes a helmet (which I know Liana would absolutely hate if I put it on display), the game, a DVD a bunch of other cool stuffs and an upright storage stand to carry it all. Deets follow:

The Legendary Edition of Halo 3 is an impressive thing to see. The problem has always been the $130 price tag. Some people paid it without hesitation, other people laughed at it, but now it’s all academic: Amazon.com is running a one-day sale where the Legendary Edition can be had for $60.

With free shipping.

YAY. What does everyone else have the regular edition priced? $60! LOL. Now would be a good time as any to pick up this game. I did! I’m figuring if you already own an Xbox360, you already have Halo 3… but since *I* haven’t picked it up yet (yes, I’m a lamer), there must be more people like me. If that’s the case, make sure you call your mother, don’t forget that you have to pick up your dry cleaning on Wednesday afternoon and for goodness sakes… shine those shoes! They’re filthy! LOL.

Ooh unboxing coming soon!

~Spec

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Street Fighter 4 is Ink-a-licious! (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

Youtube link here. Wow. Not since SFII have I been so excited to play a fighting game. Remember button mashing the hell out of your Super Nintendo controllers (yes, I’m still hating on you Sega Genesis players - 6 face buttons PSH) and quarter-circle (down + down-right + right) cheap-ing your way thought a fireball skirmish?!?! Well… maybe this time around you’ll be doing the same thing… but with sexy ink-blotted accents. COOL.

Also, Capcom gets bonus brownie points for a non-30 second trailer. YAY 1+ minutes! You couldn’t tease me more unless you put on a bunny suit and cracked open a case of canned whipped cream! Liana take note, just kidding (kinda)! LOL. Game trailers (via Kotaku) has a breakdown of the trailer here.

As a side note, I don’t care how it’s “supposed” to be pronounced. Ryu will always be RYE-yoo in my book!

HAAAA-DOOOOO-KKEEEENNNN!

~Spec

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Nintendo DS Update: What I’ve Been Playing - Vol. 2 (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

Hey hey hey! Quick post! To follow up on the last post… Here’s a list of a few DS games I’ve been playing recently:

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Flash Focus
Cookie and Cream
Donkey Kong Jungle Climber
Drawn to Life
Imagine Fashion Designer (lol. for LauLau)
Naruto Ninja Council
Bleach: The Blade of Fate

I just got most of ‘em on my DS, so I’ll tell you what I think as I play through them all. I’ve already played the Bleach game in Japanese… I’m just happy to play it in English so I know what the heck is going on. Hee hee. Seriously tho, the fashion designer game is for Liana. I swear. LOL.

I SWEAR!!

~Spec

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Accessible Hacked-PS2’s? Sure! (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

I wrote about this before, but I guess it’s getting media attention again. Jason got excited about it, and I’m sure Mark would too… since he’s been flying that damned Sony flag since we were little. LOL. Engadget reports:

It’s not like folks haven’t been tinkering with something like this, but it’s quite refreshing to see an actual product emerge that promises to deliver on the claims we’ve been hearing about. Apparently, the Memor 32 memory card enables PlayStation 2 owners across the globe to effectively chip their console without requiring a single power tool. The unit promises to allow gamers to load / unload save games (not to mention backups, homebrews, etc.) to and from their PC, and there’s even a built-in USB connector to make things even simpler for you. ‘Course, we’d still like to see one of these in action before lauding it too enthusiastically, but if you’re willing to take a chance, MrModChips will gladly take your £33.49 ($70).

So… that’s $70 for the modchip + $129.99 for the silver redesigned PS2. That’ll run you a little over $200 for the chance to own every single PS2 game ever, which means you could play…

Katamari Damacy
Gran Turismo (for everyone else but me)
Every Final Fantasy game (VII!!!)
Amplitude (so many days wasted playing this game)
Kingdom Hearts
Tony Hawk 2 (OMG with max’d out cheats suuper fun)

…anytime you want. You wouldn’t even need to burn DVD’s since the hack will run the games right off of your PC’s hard disk. Convenient. I probably won’t bother doing it, since I’m happy with the 360 and the Wii… but it’s a fancy alternative to getting a brand new system!

Do you own a PS2?

~Spec

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Immediate Application of How to Relax. (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

It’s a repost, but when I’m frustrated… I blast the slower bpm’d Incubus songs and just chill with a glass of ice-cold chocolate milk (Godiva Chocolate Truffle) and a good book - anything thought provoking like Haruki Murakami, witty and blog-friendly like Chuck Klosterman or action-packed and sexy like the John Rain series.

Sigh. For the record, today was an intense, messed up, mentally and physically exhausting day.

(I guess there’s always tomorrow to look forward to)

~Herschell

Posted in: streaming conciousness , video games

Hack the Wii! / Hack the PS2! (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

OOH OOH someone created a workaround for playing DVDs on the Nintendo Wii. You still have to pop in a CD then swap it out for the movie of your choice, but its a SOFTWARE hack… which means that the Wii had DVD playback capabilities from the get go. If the DVD software was unlocked to the general public, that would bring the number of DVD players AT MY DESK (pBook, 1 reader / 1 burner in PC desktop, Xbox 360, Wii)… at FIVE. LOL. I’m sure it’s the same for most of you!

“PFFFFFFFFFFFT DVD PLAYERS,” YOU SAY? Well there’s also a modchip comin’ for the PS2 out very soon. What makes this hack so unique is that all you have to do is pop it in the memory card slot. I never owned a PS2, but there were a lot of games that I would love to play through like…

Every Final Fantasy game (especially #7!)
God of War
Shinobi
SSX 3
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
Shadow of the Colossus
Okami

And that’s just ones that come to me right now! OOH there’s also that PS2 Slim too to think about getting. It would fit in nicely with my other gaming components! Oh man, I think I’m having gamer overload.

TOO MUCH TOO MUCH!

~Spec

Posted in: nintendo wii , video games

Nintendo DS Update: What I’ve Been Playing (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

The DS is a funny thing. I don’t really take time out of my life to play my DS, but I find myself playing it a lot. I’ve had it for about ZOMG almost two years (!!!) and I still carry it with me wherever I go. I crack it open whenever I have nothing else to do like… when I’m on a form of public transit or when I’m waiting for some take-out @ a restaurant. I’m also a big fan of playing with LauLau’s army of cousins, except for when the little ones aren’t asking me millions of questions about my neglected Nintendog. “YOU GOTTA BRUSH ITS HAIR WITH A SHORT COMB,” they say… but alas… their cause for concern has fallen on deaf ears. Stay strong “Tots.” Stay strong.

So without further shenanigans… a list of some games (old and new) that I’ll bee rockin’ for a while:

Lost Magic
Feel the Magic
The Rub Rabbits
Metroid Pinball
Madden 08
Hana Saku DS Gardening Life

Lost the Magic is an Ubisoft RTS (real-time strategy) game with cheesy Anime graphics spells that you’ll need to conjure with the stylus. Feel the Magic and The Rub Rabbits are loosely related mini-game compilations that help a guy “get the girl.” Metroid Pinball is a great time-waster, as it looks really pretty and is easy enough to pick up, but difficult enough to keep things interesting. Madden 08 is still Madden… but what’s coolest about this iteration is that the “paper football” mini-game is super-retro 4th grade material. And Hana Saku DS Gardening Life… well… it’s not a game… and uhh… it’s all in Japanese… and uhh… it’s about flowers. LOL.

What are you guys *cough* LauLau, Jason, Jeff *cough* playing?

~Spec

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Video Blog: Bomberman Costume Bonanza! (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

You Tube link here. I heart Bomberman Live. Its games like this that allow me to reminisce fighting over sweaty Super Nintendo controllers, talkin’ smack, drinking generic orange pop in Silo cups and eating cold pancit and soggy lumpia by the napkin-fuls. I was never good @ the game, but that was never the point, eh? Hee hee.

The video post above is the quickest way to unlock all the costumes in the game. Local Game >> Choose the Pirates Game Type (Inside) >> Grab all the loot >> Wait for the costume gem >> Defeat AI opponent >> Profit! The game is fairly new, so there may be easier avenues to “catch ‘em all™,” but it doesn’t take very long to get the costume that you want. ANNNDDDD… the sun is rising. LOL. Good Night / Morning!

YAY Bomberman!

~Spec

Posted in: viblog , video games , xbox 360

I’m Gonna be a Drum Master? LOLz. (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

Youtube link here. Taiko: Drum Master is coming to the Nintendo DS today! w00p w00p! And with any rhythm game, it’s surely to have roots in Japan… thus the incredibly cheesy commercial above. Double fisting stylus-ing FTW! Style Icon DS (ZOMG BE A FASHION DESIGNER ON YOUR DS via Kotaku) comes out soon too! LOL.

YAY NINSTENDO DS GAMES!

~Spec

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Jack Thompson is right! (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach

Of course we all know ol' Jack Thompson, the gung-ho lawyer who saves our poor children's souls from the pits of hell by protecting them against violent video games. Jack of course firmly believes that juvie delinquents are frequently influenced by video games and takes every chance he gets to tie in FPSs and the likes in with violent crimes.

Well, what if he were right? What if kids really are influenced by the games they play? See above for my logical deduction...

Posted in: idiot , jack thompson , kids , teenagers , video games

1st Wii Post (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

First blog post entirely made via my new Wii’s Internet Browser. Typing is a bitch when you are using a motion-sensored remote. LOL.

*Spec

Posted in: streaming conciousness , video games

SPFIIT-HD REMIX: Pray for the Diamond to Drop (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

If you’re familiar with Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (if you’re not, I’ve written about it before), you probably have already heard the news. If you haven’t… the game will receive an update, be named “Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix,” and drop on the Xbox 360 sooner rather than later via its Xbox Live Arcade service. I’ve wasted a good chunk of my life improving my gem building skillz… so if you’re a worthy competitor, come get some. Otherwise, prepare to be overwhelmed with raw geeky power. PREPARE YOURSELF RAWR!

Yes, oh yes.

~Spec

Posted in: video games , xbox 360

M$ Wireless 360 Mac Apple ZOMG OVERLOAD (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

So, there’s this guy, Colin Munro from tattiebogle.net, who like **totally** wrote some code that allowed you to use your wired USB Xbox 360 games on any Apple computer (in my case, a G4 Aluminum PowerBook). I’ve used it for a while and it works without a hitch. As of Februrary 27, he updated the code to make it totally mo’ awesome-R than ever before:

Update

I have now acquired a Microsoft Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, investigated the protocol and added the new functionality to the driver.

Currently only the binary is available as it is beta and the code is still to be tidied up, however I believe there are no problems with the code. Of course, of something goes wrong, don’t blame me! Additionally, after I release the source code I shall update the USB information here to also reflect how to control the Wireless Gaming Receiver.

If you don’t recall the Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver (and who could blame you), I wrote a post about it here. Essentially, what I’m trying to say is that YOU CAN NOW PLAY YOUR WIRELESS XBOX 360 CONTROLLERS ON YOUR MAC for some sweet emulator action.

Actually, it’s not that exciting, but since it took me more than 5 minutes searching for a solution, I figured that writing this could probably help someone else. I’m nice like that.

Nice like that.

~Spec

Posted in: apple culture , computer nerd ramblings , video games , xbox 360

360 Fer Weendowz (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

What’s this, a new naughty little sex toy from the wholesome folks in Redmond, WA? No silly, get your mind out of the gutter. It’s an Xbox 360 controller adapter for your PC! Confused? Read below!

There are quandries big and small especially if you’re confused about whether you want to use your XBox 360 or your PC for your gaming entertainment. You really enjoy your XBOX-360 wireless controls for your XBOX 360 console. Sometimes you prefer using your wireless Xbox-360 controls for playing PC games. Can this be done? This wireless receiver is a simple adapter that connects into a USB 2.0 port on your PC and lets you use use the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, Xbox 360 Wireless Headset, and Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel on your computer. A 6 foot cable lets you conveniently hook it up to a rear or front USB port. Use the 9Z200001 Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows and enjoy game playing every which way. It’s a quck and easy solution! Plugs into a PC USB port and has a six foot cable Future drivers available for Windows Vista and Force Feedback for the Wireless Racing Wheel

It came out on February 6, 2007, which means this is fairly new to the public… which means I’m fairly more inclined to buy it… which also means I’ll be fairly more likely to blog about it again… to gloat. LOL.

The possibilities here are endless. Honest. I’ve already used my old Xbox wired controller on my Powerbook for some Microsoft / Apple / Nintendo lovin’ (controller + Powerbook + Nintendo rom games), which always got some head nods from other Threadless wearin’ geeks. So I can only guess that a driver for this lil’ gizmo will be OS X compatible in due time. What else can this be used for besides gaming? Let’s see…

A wireless toggle tool for your favorite music / movie player (A to play, X for previous track, B for next track, etc.)
A skype phone receiver (use your Xbox 360 wireless headset too)
For a lack of better words, a Powerpoint presentation forwardereererer
A wireless solution for any map-able button events!

I love jerry-rigging stuff, which I think came from trying to make something out of nothing while being a technophile broke ass in college / mobile dj’ing on the weekends / cooking with nothing in the pantry or fridge. I also love it when all my electronics are interconnected into some kind of twisted family geekery. This just makes things worse better! Hee hee.

YAY wireless!

~Spec

Posted in: apple culture , computer nerd ramblings , video games , wastin' time , xbox 360

I Came, I Saw, I Conquered. (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

3:30AM. Armed with an Xbox 360 controller, I slowly took control of every freaking Rainbow 6: Vegas server I happened upon. I was untouchable. *shakes fist* UNTOUCHABLE!!! It was if I was donning magical gloves (+4 resistance to Cheetos fingers) that allowed me to zero in on the most vital of pixels. Those hapless fools. If I could, I would send you all a bag of my auntie Dianne’s almonds as a consolation prize… just to give you another serving of D’S NUTZ IN YO’ MOUF. ROFL.

LOL. I need slpa. G’night.

~Spec

Posted in: video games , xbox 360

Anime Fanboy? Check. (All Things Chill (Special*Dark)) by Spec

For those of you who aren’t into gaming, Anime or anything related to Japanese culture, please skip… as this post will probably bore you to death. Haha. Kotaku has the latest trailer for Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core up on their site.

Finally something solid on on the PSP Final Fantasy VII game, Crisis Core! Up until now all we’ve known is that it focuses mainly on Cloud’s SOLDIER buddy Zack and would take place before the events of FFVII…obviously, since Zack died before the game started. Now Squeenix delivers the goods with its 2006 TGS trailer.

Now, I’m not one to wax poetic on the latest PSP PlayStation Portable news (I don’t own one, and don’t plan to), but the all Nihongo (Japanese) trailer was an interesting view into the *justbeforeCloudandco* storyline. It’s scary how much Japanese I’ve picked up over the years. What’s scarier is that I recognized that the protagonist’s voice was supplied by Noriaki Sugiyama, the same man who rocks out Sasuke in the Naruto series, Ishida in Bleach and Shirō in Fate/Stay Night.

Actually, that’s not scary…

…it’s embarassing.

LOL.

~Spec

Posted in: anime fanboy culture , video games